The queen in this hive is from a split. The mother hive was making swarm preps so I split before they could. The queen was super productive. Very strong layer. One of my own queens, only a year old.
Today I looked at the split and the brood pattern seemed off. She's still laying but the pattern isn't as good.
So, I assume she's on the way out. Either way, here's a picture I took today. I always thought this was more of a sign of a laying worker than of a failing queen. What's the deal here?
Today I looked at the split and the brood pattern seemed off. She's still laying but the pattern isn't as good.
So, I assume she's on the way out. Either way, here's a picture I took today. I always thought this was more of a sign of a laying worker than of a failing queen. What's the deal here?
